Maryland became the 7th state to join the United States of America.
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Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali lost his boxing title after refusing to join the army.
Fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed in a small village in Northern Italy.
Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
HBO's Game of Thrones aired the longest battle ever to be shown on screen.
Mohammed Daoud Khan, the President of Afghanistan, was assassinated in a coup.